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Patent GB-2287650-A (GB)
Title: Massage device for the soles of the feet
Inventor: KATSUNUMA TATSUO
IPC: A61H23/02
Filed: 1994-09-26
Abstract: A sole massage device comprises a housing 3 having an inclined surface on which a pair of footrests 3b is provided. A plurality of impact rods (5, Fig. 7) is disposed transversely to the inclined surface, each impact rod being axially slidably mounted in the housing. An impact head 7 is secured to a top of each of the impact rods. Reciprocating means 99 is provided for reciprocating the impact rods so as to impact a sole of a user mounted on the footrest during use of the device. The device stimulates the peripheral nerve of the sole and promotes blood circulation. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2294065-A (GB)
Title: Bannister system
Inventor: ARUV RAPHAEL
IPC: B23B47/28
Filed: 1994-10-12
Abstract: The bannister system comprises a means of joining the upper hand rail to the lower base rail, between newel posts set at each end, by a variety of elements. These elements comprise base elements, which attach to hand and base rails, intermediate elements, which form the main link between the base elements, and decorative elements, which link together intermediate elements and intermediate elements to base elements. There is also the provision of a special tool to ensure that the elements, when combined, are vertical.
Patent GB-2286975-A (GB)
Title: In-line meter assembly
Inventor: EVANS GERALD JOHN
IPC: G01F15/14
Filed: 1995-02-24
Abstract: An in-line meter assembly has a first casing part 10 which contains metering components 16, 18, the metering components 16, 18 being held in the first casing part 10 by a locking ring 22. A second casing part 12 is secured to the first casing part 10 and has an inlet flow-way 32. There is an outlet flow-way in the first casing part 10 on the opposite side of the metering components from the inlet flow-way 32. A filter 26 is mounted between the inlet flow-way 32 and the locking ring. Hence, when it is necessary to inspect and/or clean the filter 26, the two casing parts 10, 12 can be separated, and the filter 26 removed, without disturbing the integrity of the unit defined by the first casing part 10, the metering components 16, 18 and the locking ring. Therefore, the metering components 16, 18 do not need to be recalibrated when the filter is removed. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2299213-A (GB)
Title: Antenna array
Inventor: SHELLEY MARTIN WILLIAM
IPC: H01Q21/06
Filed: 1995-03-20
Abstract: Antenna for high frequency signals formed from a plurality of elements. Each element has a cavity 4 with an electrically conductive inner wall 5, and an electrically conductive probe 7 extending across the cavity. The probes in each of the cavities are coupled together by a transmission line. Each probe may have an enlarged cross-section portion (10, fig 49) within each cavity. Each cavity may include two probes arranged orthogonally to each other.
Patent GB-2295556-A (GB)
Title: Catalyst for fluorination of 1,1,1-trifluoro-2, 2-dichloroethane and method for preparing the same
Inventor: LEE HYUN JOO
IPC: B01J23/86
Filed: 1995-06-16
Abstract: A catalyst for the fluorination of 1,1,1-trifluoro-2,2-dichloroethane comprises chromium, a compound of Mg or Ca, and at least one metal component selected from Zn, Ce and Ni, with the molar ratio of Cr to Mg or Ca ranging from 1:1 to 1:32 and the molar ratio Cr to the metal component being not more than 1:0.5, and a method for preparing the catalyst comprising the steps of producing an admixture of a composition comprising chromium, magnesium fluoride or calcium fluoride, and at least one metal compound selected from cerium fluoride, zinc fluoride and nickel fluoride with water, and refluxing the admixture in methanol or ethanol.
Patent GB-2294513-A (GB)
Title: Hydraulic pressure control system
Inventor: HROVAT DAVORIN DAVID
IPC: B60T8/48
Filed: 1995-10-04
Abstract: A hydraulic pressure control system e.g. for vehicle brakes, includes pressure actuators 28, 30, 38, 40, solenoid operated fluid flow control valves 50 - 56, 60 - 66, a first pressure source 14, a second pressure source e.g. an accumulator 26 for traction control, and an electronic controller (86, 90, 142 figures 6 - 8) wherein the pressure at each actuator can be estimated, thereby eliminating the need for using pressure transducers to obtain a pressure signal for use in the controller, based on a calibratable relationship between estimated pressure and the difference in the volume of fluid flowing into the actuator and from the actuator. An effective duty cycle for a control valve is determined based on (i) the difference between the estimated pressure and the supply pressure and (ii) a commanded duty cycle. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2294270-A (GB)
Title: Bearing steel and bearing
Inventor: MURAKAMI YASUO
IPC: C22C38/00
Filed: 1995-10-13
Abstract: A bearing steel includes 0.70 to 0.93 wt% of C, 0.15 to 0.50 wt% of Si, 0.50 to 1.10 wt% of Mn, and 0.3 to 0.65 wt% of Cr, with the balance being Fe and incidental impurities, and it has the ratio Cr/C specified to fall within a range from 0.4 to 0.7 as a result of these compositional features, the generation of macro carbides is prevented and the need to perform soaking at high temperature for a prolonged time is eliminated. Further, the bearing steel is less expensive in materials cost and in the overall cost of heat treatment in bearing manufacture. However it is capable of satisfying the requirements of various characteristics of bearings.
Patent GB-2294509-A (GB)
Title: Rotary fluid pump
Inventor: GRIGG HUGH CYRIL
IPC: F02M41/14
Filed: 1995-10-13
Abstract: A rotary fuel pump for supplying fuel to a diesel engine includes a pumping plunger 18a operable by a cam 20a to pressurise fuel for supply to an engine and a spill valve 38 operable to spill pressurised fuel to control the amount of fuel supplied to the engine. The spit fuel acts upon a recovery plunger 18b which in turn acts upon a recovery cam 20b to recover some of the energy contained in the spilled fuel. In an alternative arrangement a volume of controllable capacity is arranged to communicate with the delivery side of the pump, the capacity being increased to reduce the delivery pressure in a regenerative manner. The invention is also applicable to rotary distributor pumps of the kind having a combined distributor and pumping member which reciprocates and rotates. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2297473-A (GB)
Title: Method of elastifying a substrate blank
Inventor: WIDLUND URBAN
IPC: A61F13/15
Filed: 1996-01-26
Abstract: A method of elastifying a non-woven or plastics jacket or substrate of a nappy, sanitory brief, incontinence garment or other pants-type article in its unassembled hour-glass form, arranged end-to-end in a longitudinal web, comprises: stretching a web length of elastic net, film or elastomeric non-woven material, which is rectilinear in its unstretched state, transversely but not longitudinally at the two end portions 13 which will form the waist, stretching said length of elastic net, film or elastomeric non-woven material longitudinally but-not-transversely at the intermediate crotch portion 14 therebetween, whereby the net or film will naturally assume the desired hour-glass shape of the jacket to be elastified, then bonding the stretched net or film in its hour-glass shape to the jacket 5. Alternatively two parallel lengths of elastic material may be bonded to the substrate or the substrate may be slit longitudinally in the crotch portion before attaching one or two absorbent pads thereto (Figs 5 to 8, not shown).
Patent GB-2309877-A (GB)
Title: Tool assemblies for use in agriculture
Inventor: TAYLOR KENNETH FREDERICK
IPC: A01B13/08
Filed: 1996-02-08
Abstract: An agricultural tool assembly is composed of a support plate (10) with outwardly projecting wings (12) at the sides of a lower end region (11). A number of separate fitments (13,14,15) are detachably secured to the leading edge (9) of the plate (10) with a tongue-and-groove connection (17) of T-shaped profile to resist traction force tending to withdraw the fitment(s) from the leading edge (9).
Patent GB-2312013-A (GB)
Title: Roof drainage rainwater head
Inventor: PEARCE ROY CLAYTON
IPC: E03B3/02
Filed: 1996-04-09
Abstract: A roof drainage rainwater head provides for continual flow of water to storage tanks in or on roofs whilst rainwater is travelling along gutter. This is carried out by intermediate storage in rainwater head and which also contains a water proof switching device controlled by a float rising and creating continuous contact electrically to operate an electric pump. When water in intermediate storage in rainwater head is used up pumping stops. To cater for freezing weather conditions, two override switches are included, a thermostat switch control mounted externally and a pull switch internally operated from within the building. Excess water in severe storm conditions is automatically diverted by overflow to normal rainwater fall pipe and surface water drains. The stored water is used to flush W.C.'s by piping to the latter and feeding via ball valves adjusted for gravity rather than mains feed. 'Top up' from mains supply when water is too low in storage tanks is carried out by means of 12 mm mains cold supply controlled by adjusted ball valve to operate on lowest section of tank only.
Patent GB-2312116-A (GB)
Title: Removal of redundant fields in standards conversion
Inventor: BOCK ALOIS MARTIN
IPC: H04N7/01
Filed: 1996-04-09
Abstract: A video signal converted from a first lower frame rate, such as 24 frames per second to a higher frame rate such as 30 frames per second using the 3:2 pulldown conversion technique includes repeated redundant video fields in some of the frames. This invention is concerned with reversing the conversion process and relates specifically to the removal of these redundant fields. It consists of generating difference signals representing differences between each frame of the video signal and the next in succession. The difference signals are accumulated over a field period (there being two video fields per frame) and the frame difference signals are distributed in rotation to 5 averaging means. The averaged signals constitute a pattern in which repeated fields are indicated by a low average signal. The pattern is detected by a logic circuit which blocks the redundant video fields from the video signal.
Patent GB-2317836-A (GB)
Title: Arcade machine simulating the giving of an electric shock
Inventor: JONES DAVID
IPC: A63F9/00
Filed: 1996-06-18
Abstract: An amusement machine, for example a coin-freed arcade machine, comprises at least one handle which upon being grasped by the user of the machine, severely vibrates the handle giving the sensation of receiving an electrical shock. The machine may be a simulation of an electric chair.
Patent GB-2315842-A (GB)
Title: A steering wheel rotating aid
Inventor: CHAO HUA-JEN
IPC: B62D1/04
Filed: 1996-07-30
Abstract: A steering wheel rotating aid comprises a knob 4 mounted on a collar 1 via an interconnecting member 2 and a bearing 3. The collar is formed of three pivoted segments 11-13 and is clamped on a steering wheel by tightening screw 7. The interconnecting member 2 is secured to the collar by a screw (6, figure 2) and is secured to the bearing 3 by screw-threads (24).
Patent GB-2305512-A (GB)
Title: Optical modulator
Inventor: O'DONNELL ADRIAN CHARLES
IPC: G02F1/225
Filed: 1996-09-20
Abstract: An optical modulator for duobinary modulation is based on a Mach-Zehnder interferometer but has parallel optical waveguides 13, 14 of a greater length than normally is employed with an optical modulator. A pair of similar electrode structures 17, 21 are arranged in series on the waveguides 13, 14, the electrodes 18, 19, 20 and 22, 23, 24 of the two structures 17, 21 being separately addressable by binary electrical signals. The phase shifts induced in the light propagating along the parallel waveguides by voltages applied to the separate electrode structures allows the output to take values of 0, 1 or 2 for binary inputs applied to the structures.
Patent GB-2308881-A (GB)
Title: Controlling speed and/or steering angle of a motor vehicle
Inventor: MULLER MANFRED
IPC: B60W30/18
Filed: 1997-01-02
Abstract: Actuation of a user-actuable setting element e.g. a control stick in a first actuation direction, when a vehicle is in forward motion, brings about a change of the parameter (speed and/or steering angle) controlled thereby in a first change direction and actuation out of the position of rest in an opposite, second actuation direction brings about a change of this parameter in a second change direction opposite to the first. When the vehicle is in reverse motion, the correspondence of the actuation directions to the change directions is inverted or reversed, i.e. the first actuation direction is assigned to the second change direction and the second actuation direction is assigned to the first change direction.
Patent GB-2304777-A (GB)
Title: Fly screen
Inventor: HINDLE JEFFREY STUART
IPC: E06B9/52
Filed: 1995-07-03
Abstract: The invention relates to screens and particularly but not exclusively to screens for use as fly doors, windows, shutters, vent covers, partitions and the like. The invention comprises a screen for use as a fly door and/or window and/or shutter and/or partition or the like having a frame member (1) of substantially uniform and essentially square or rectangular cross section wherein a first side of said cross section is provided with a first attachment means (3) to which a fly screen mesh (5) is attachable, and opposite said first side, a second side is provided with means defining a recess (4) and/or hinge receiving means.
Patent GB-2323476-A (GB)
Title: Communication antenna
Inventor: GANESHMOORTHY DAVID
IPC: H01Q11/14
Filed: 1997-03-20
Abstract: The antenna is characterised by the driven element 16 extending between a feed point 13 and an attachment point 15 to a top loading element 14 is longer than the straight-line distance between the feed point and the attachment point. The driven element 16 is configured to follow a meandering path P between the feed point 13 and the attachment point 15. The driven element 16 may be at least in part in the form of straight sections joined to give a zig-zag configuration. Alternatively the driven element 16 may be at least in part in the form of curved sections. At least a pair of parasitic elements (18,19 fig.2) can be provided on opposite sides of, and off-set from, the driven element 16 and parallel to a straight line linking the feed point to the attachment point; the parasitic elements serving to provide impedance matching and providing shielding against radiation from the antenna in a predetermined direction.
Patent GB-2324280-A (GB)
Title: A side impact airbag and a method of folding an airbag
Inventor: JOST STEFAN
IPC: B60R21/20
Filed: 1997-04-18
Abstract: A side impact airbag comprises 10 two compartments communicating via at least one vent hole 13 formed in a panel 4 separating the two compartments, the first and second compartments 6 and 5 deploying respectively adjacent the thorax and shoulder and adjacent the head of a vehicle occupant, the separating panel being approximately adjacent the shoulder of the occupant. An inflation inlet 11 is formed in the lower compartment. The airbag may be formed from two (fig 35) or three pieces of fabric and tethers 8, 50 and 51, tucks, breakable stitching 35 and/or fabric reinforcements used to control the inflation of the airbag. The airbag may be mounted at an oblique angle to the horizontal and the upper region may rotate towards the occupant during inflation. The lower compartment may be formed of a higher weight and strength fabric than the upper. The airbag may be mounted in a vehicle door or in a vehicle seat. A method of folding an airbag is disclosed involving folding or rolling the upper part of the airbag and then folding the upper part to be on top of the lower part (figs 4-16 and 18-32).
Patent GB-2313732-A (GB)
Title: Converting resolution in facsimile
Inventor: KIM YONG-SEOP
IPC: H04N1/393
Filed: 1997-05-29
Abstract: The resolution of a document to be transmitted at a high rate is converted. A horizontal converting section 1000 reduces or magnifies an input signal IN in accordance with the horizontal resolution specified by both a conversion magnification signal SEL and a reduction/magnification mode signal RM in response to reference clock signals CLK1, CLK2, and provides a horizontal conversion signal H.DATA horizontally converted and a horizontal clock signal H.CLK.A. Vertical converting section 2000 reduces or magnifies the horizontal conversion signal H.DATA in accordance with the vertical resolution specified by the conversion magnification signal SEL on the basis of a line start signal STROBE, the conversion magnification signal SEL and the mode signal RM.AN. Address generating section 3000 provides an address signal on the basis of the line start signal STROBE A. Line memory section 4000 stores the horizontal line signal or outputs the stored horizontal line signal on the basis of the memory control signal from the vertical converting section 2000 and the address signal from the address generating section 3000.
Patent GB-2312802-A (GB)
Title: Flexible signal source location apparatus and method therefor
Inventor: VANDEN HEUVEL DEAN PAUL
IPC: H04B7/185
Filed: 1995-11-17
Abstract: A subscriber unit (26) communicates with a satellite (12) using electromagnetic signals so that observations (102) of the signals are obtained. Surface contours are generated (104) based on the signal component measured. The surface contour intersections produce candidate locations on the earth's surface. The candidate locations seed a least-squares estimation to produce final locations. Data produced during the least-squares fit is used to generate confidence ellipses (116) about the final locations. Most likely actual locations are determined from the fit associated with the confidence regions. A variery of signal source measurements can be used while providing a best estimate of a signal source location when an exact solution is not mathematically possible. The location is converted to coordinates that can be used in a satellite communication system (10) for making decisions regarding the granting or denying of communication services, billing rate and the like.
Patent GB-2328014-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to personal radiation dosemeters
Inventor: CROYDON WILLIAM FREDERICK
IPC: G01T1/00
Filed: 1997-08-11
Abstract: A personal radiation dosemeter comprising a radiation detector means 1 coupled to an electronic measurement circuit (7, fig. 1) arranged in combination therewith to generate signals representative of an amount of radiation detected by the radiation detector. The radiation detector means is arranged to be screened from ambient light by shield 10 and is further provided with a light source 22 optically coupled to the radiation detector and arranged to operate under control of a test control circuit 26 to generate light of a wavelength which may be detected by said radiation detector. This arrangement provides, in combination with said electronic measurement circuit, an integrity test for said radiation detector means. Also disclosed is a personal radiation dosemeter with an electronic measurement circuit employing at least one data store, an accumulator means and control circuit means rather than a microprocessor.
Patent GB-2316680-A (GB)
Title: Preparation of Methacrylic acid Ester
Inventor: SUZUKI YOSHIRO
IPC: C07C67/08
Filed: 1997-08-19
Abstract: A method for preparing a (meth)acryllc acid ester, comprises reacting (meth)acrylic acid with a C 1-3 alcohol in the presence of a strongly acidic ion exchange resin as a catalyst, wherein the reaction is carried out under reduced pressure while the molar ratio of the alcohol to the (meth)acrylic acid is adjusted to be less than 1, whereby it is possible not only to improve the esterification yield by one pass but also to reduce the amount of a by-product alkoxypropionate which is problematic in the purification system.
Patent GB-2328869-A (GB)
Title: Mat with liquid reservoir
Inventor: HALL RODERICK STUART ALAN
IPC: A47L23/24
Filed: 1997-09-09
Abstract: A mat 2 includes a reservoir for containing water or other liquid and at least one cleaning surface 32 located within this reservoir. The cleaning surface is in the form of a dome and is resilient, so that it is pressed down when a user stands on the mat. It is also covered in resilient pegs 44. The user first fills the mat reservoir with water, then stands in it and moves his feet on the mat. This action both dislodges dirt from his shoes and simultaneously washes it away by the flexing action of the dome. Preferably there are side brushes 56 also, located on the walls of the reservoir, and the reservoir is formed to the shape of a pair of shoes.
Patent GB-2316875-A (GB)
Title: Solid golf ball
Inventor: YOKOTA MASATOSHI
IPC: C08K5/098
Filed: 1997-09-09
Abstract: The present invention provides a solid golf ball having good controllability at an approach shot, a good shot feel, and excellent flight performance present invention relates to a solid golf ball which comprises a core and a cover wherein ```the cover has a thickness of from 1.0 to 2.1 mm and a JIS-C hardness of from 75 to 95, ```the core is formed from a rubber composition comprising approximately 100 parts by weight of cis-1,4-polybutadiene rubber and from 30 to 40 parts by weight of metal salt of unsaturated carboxylic acid, and ```a JIS-C hardness difference between a surface of the core and the cover is not more than 10.
Patent GB-2330319-A (GB)
Title: Water outlets for an ablutionary device or appliance
Inventor: JONES DAVID TIMOTHY LLOYD
IPC: B05B1/18
Filed: 1997-10-18
Abstract: A water outlet (10) for an ablutionary device has a member which is moved to open and close a vent into the body of the outlet (10). In one embodiment the outlet (10) is a shower head (10A) having a discharge opening (26) which serves as the vent. A perforate shower plate (12A) located in the opening closes the vent while the shower (10A) is in operation so that water issues from the opening (past the plate (12A)) as a spray. When the water supply is turned off the shower plate (12A) is moved out of the opening (26) to open an annular vent (14A) into the interior of the body of the shower head (10A) to aid drying of the interior. When the water supply is turned on the plate (12A) is moved back into the opening (26) to close the vent (14A).
Patent GB-2321719-A (GB)
Title: Liquid treatment
Inventor: GERGELEY STEPHEN
IPC: F15B21/044
Filed: 1998-01-29
Abstract: A device (10) for treating a continuously moving liquid has a liquid inlet (12) and a liquid outlet (14) at opposite ends of a generally annular passage (16). The passage has a restriction (18) which is generally cylindrical and which, at its outlet (22) is formed with an annular shoulder (24) which provides an abrupt change in the diameter of the passage. An obstruction (26) in the form of a wire extends across the restriction (18) adjacent the outlet (22). The restriction (18) serves to increase the speed of liquid flowing through the passage, thus reducing the liquid pressure. The obstruction (26) also assists in reducing the liquid pressure. The device reduces the liquid pressure below a level at which cavitation occurs in order to induce cavitation. The device also includes an ultrasonic transducer 28. The device may be used to degas the liquid or to destroy organisms therein.